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Farage grabs momentum, convenes hard-right Reform UK party

Farage grabs momentum, convenes hard-right Reform UK party

Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party Reform UK kicks off Britain's annual party conference season Friday, with the Brexit cheerleader and his buoyant supporters increasingly confident he could be Britain's next leader.

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New Zealand great Ross Taylor out of retirement to play for Samoa

New Zealand great Ross Taylor out of retirement to play for Samoa

New Zealand cricket great Ross Taylor announced Friday he was coming out of retirement, nearly four years after quitting, to help Samoa qualify for next year's Twenty20 World Cup.

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Boxing icons Tyson, Mayweather to meet in ring in 2026

Boxing icons Tyson, Mayweather to meet in ring in 2026

Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather have reached a deal on a potential exhibition fight in 2026, promoter CSI Sports said on Thursday.

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Powerhouse Australia 'up for challenge' of defending Women's World Cup

Powerhouse Australia 'up for challenge' of defending Women's World Cup

Powerhouse Australia said it was "up for the challenge" Friday of winning an unprecedented eighth Women's Cricket World Cup, naming a star-studded squad to defend their title in India and Sri Lanka.

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Argentina's Independiente disqualified from Copa Sudamericana over stadium brawl

Argentina's Independiente disqualified from Copa Sudamericana over stadium brawl

South American football's governing body, Conmebol, disqualified Argentine club Independiente on Thursday from the 2025 Copa Sudamericana competition over a bloody brawl during a game against Universidad de Chile last month.

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Luis Suarez apologizes after Leagues Cup spitting incident

Luis Suarez apologizes after Leagues Cup spitting incident

Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez, who spat at a Seattle staff member after the Sounders' Leagues Cup final triumph on Sunday, apologized for his "behavior" in a statement on Instagram on Thursday.

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Trump signs order to lower US tariffs on Japan autos to 15%

Trump signs order to lower US tariffs on Japan autos to 15%

US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday to lower tariffs on Japanese autos, as Washington moves to implement its trade pact negotiated with Tokyo.

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Germany lose opening World Cup qualifier as Spain cruise

Germany lose opening World Cup qualifier as Spain cruise

Germany went down to a shock 2-0 defeat in Slovakia in their opening World Cup qualifier on Thursday, while Spain kicked off their bid to reach next year's finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory in Bulgaria.

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Nagelsmann slams 'lack of emotion' in Germany's loss to Slovakia

Nagelsmann slams 'lack of emotion' in Germany's loss to Slovakia

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has slammed his side's "lack of emotion" after Thursday's 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Slovakia in Bratislava.

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Germany fall 2-0 to Slovakia in World Cup qualifying opener

Germany fall 2-0 to Slovakia in World Cup qualifying opener

Germany fell to a shock 2-0 defeat against Slovakia in their World Cup qualifying opener in Bratislava on Thursday, their first ever away loss in a qualifier for the tournament.

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